i missed my 3000th post, damnit, no speech from me

that is all

At 5/26/10 08:40 AM, Ashman wrote: i missed my 3000th post, damnit, no speech from me

that is all

There there, it'll be okay. I miss most of my milestone posts, it's not that big of a deal.

At 5/26/10 03:03 PM, BlackmarketKraig wrote:

At 5/26/10 08:40 AM, Ashman wrote: i missed my 3000th post, damnit, no speech from me

that is all

There there, it'll be okay. I miss most of my milestone posts, it's not that big of a deal.

your always there for comfort kraig lol

At 5/26/10 07:13 AM, Ashman wrote: ben gave away the name,

I did no such thing, how dare you slander my good name with such accusations.

At 5/26/10 04:34 PM, Captain-Ben wrote:

At 5/26/10 07:13 AM, Ashman wrote: ben gave away the name,

I did no such thing, how dare you slander my good name with such accusations.

very sorry captain, someone of your rank would never do that

You guys have no idea how happy these make me.

At 5/26/10 05:30 PM, FullFistMaria wrote: You guys have no idea how happy these make me.

wow..... the only one that really relates to any of the movies is Close Encounter of the Third Kind....

At 5/26/10 05:40 PM, Kinsei01 wrote:

At 5/26/10 05:30 PM, FullFistMaria wrote: You guys have no idea how happy these make me.

wow..... the only one that really relates to any of the movies is Close Encounter of the Third Kind....

What?Big has the little hand inside the big on because its about a kid in a mans body,highlander has one person with a head because in the movie he cut all of the other immortal peoples heads off,ghostbusters has the four proton pack streams,teen wolf has a wolfman on it and sixteen candles has the candles in the shape of a love heart because its her birthday and shes in love.

The others also relate to the movies but Im not bothered ;)

At 5/26/10 05:40 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: wow..... the only one that really relates to any of the movies is Close Encounter of the Third Kind....

Yeah they all relate to the movies really well, not sure what you're seeing. I've seen these awhile back, amazing examples of graphic art.

OK maybe saying that none of the relate directly was a bad choice of words. As a direct and most notable reference is the Mountain and stars.
With the Ghostbusters those lines could be just about anything. I mean Obliviously if you put thought in to it and have seen the movie, you would know. Same thing with the Highlander cover. If you know what is going on, then yeah, you can figure it out.
Teen Wolf; again you would have to had seen the the movie to understand, with out the title or previous knowledge, the best one could come up with is something about werewolves and sports...
The Temple of Doom, Face Off, Space Jam, or Return of Killer Tomatoes would be the most confusing with out previous knowledge, some even if they some still had their titles on them.

Honestly if I didn't know what Space Jam was, then I doubt I would ever read it with such a odd cover.

Don't get me wrong I think it's some good graphic design on some, but the others I wouldn't get if I had not seen the movies or previews.

At 5/26/10 06:22 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: but the others I wouldn't get if I had not seen the movies or previews.

There book covers,not advertisements :P

At 5/26/10 06:26 PM, FullFistMaria wrote:

At 5/26/10 06:22 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: but the others I wouldn't get if I had not seen the movies or previews.

There book covers,not advertisements :P

aren't book covers kind of an advertisement for the book?
I've known people to but a book because of the cover

Damn Romance novels luring us in with Fabio and his painted on abs.. I mean.... yeah lets just go with that...

At 5/26/10 06:26 PM, FullFistMaria wrote:

At 5/26/10 06:22 PM, Kinsei01 wrote: but the others I wouldn't get if I had not seen the movies or previews.

There book covers,not advertisements :P

Sorry,what I mean is,I see where youre coming from kinsei,I just disagree.I dont think book covers should let you have any idea of what the book is about.Sure,I like them to relate to the book but its unnecessary for them to have to tell me the story,thats what the blurb is for.

Heres a few examples of books that I own which I think have good covers,but very vaguely hint at whats inside or to a single element of the plot

Snuff

The time travellers wife

Rant

The acid house

All good covers in my opinion,but if you havnt read them youd have no idea what they were about :)

At 5/26/10 06:43 PM, FullFistMaria wrote: All good covers in my opinion,but if you havnt read them youd have no idea what they were about :)

I really feel that a book and cover should go hand and hand
Starship Troopers cover
the copy I have has that cover. I think it is excellent cover mostly because the art was made for the book.
And in my opinion it kind of is better that way since it gives the book a custom and unique piece, and gives some artist a job (this coming from a jobless artist right now :P)
and since casual readers will be more enticed by a cover than just the title, I think better covers would help sales.

Yeah but If I didnt know what Starship Troopers was that book cover wouldnt tell me anything about the plot?Werent you saying you wanted the opposite of that?

Anyway,its all just down to taste obviously :)

At 5/26/10 07:05 PM, FullFistMaria wrote: Yeah but If I didnt know what Starship Troopers was that book cover wouldnt tell me anything about the plot?Werent you saying you wanted the opposite of that?

Anyway,its all just down to taste obviously :)

sadly this cover really isn't one of the best examples of translating plot. But I could tell you that the book had something to do with that suit on the front. which actually would have been an assumption if I had not read the book or had previous knowledge. And to be more honest even if I had seen the movie(the first one not the third) it would have still been an assumption about the power suites since they weren't included in the movie...

But as you say taste is a big factor which is why I still think the cover should really have something to do with the book. when I bought this copy of Starship Troopers, there were multiple copies I could have bought. all with different covers. But I didn't like the movie cover they had, and the older covers didn't appeal to me, so I got this one.

So yes, I agree that a lot is up to taste.

I've nearly reached 1000 posts! :D I wonder what magical occurences will take place...?

At 5/26/10 08:43 PM, CloudEater wrote: I've nearly reached 1000 posts! :D I wonder what magical occurences will take place...?

depends, it all depends...

you have 6 to go, start posting

found this and thought it was funny

what kind of geek are you

At 5/26/10 10:08 PM, Ashman wrote: found this and thought it was funny

what kind of geek are you

Hahaha, geek geek is the funniest.

i think that one would fit best...

At 5/26/10 10:08 PM, Ashman wrote: what kind of geek are you

I guess a D&D geek kind of fits me...

At 5/26/10 10:08 PM, Ashman wrote: what kind of geek are you

Jedi, Nintendo, Food, Film and Book.

As for book covers, how about this one.

At 5/26/10 11:02 PM, big-jonny-13 wrote: As for book covers, how about this one.

lol when I saw it was Cell, I though about the original cover
Bleeding phone, or abductor?

I felt it my duty to report this and let it be known that sluts cause earthquakes.

lookin at you, uhhh....sluts

At 5/26/10 11:32 PM, Wivernryder wrote: I felt it my duty to report this and let it be known that sluts cause earthquakes.

lookin at you, uhhh....sluts

so this is where you have been instead if here?
For Shame !!!!! :P

Pshh I've been studying ya ingrate. I'll let you know how it turns out on Friday. I might be hard to get ahold of tomorrow and Friday morning... Possibly Saturday too.
In the meantime, tell your mom to stop causing earthquakes

oooooooh burn

At 5/27/10 12:36 AM, Wivernryder wrote: Pshh I've been studying ya ingrate. I'll let you know how it turns out on Friday. I might be hard to get ahold of tomorrow and Friday morning... Possibly Saturday too.
In the meantime, tell your mom to stop causing earthquakes

oooooooh burn

I might be hard to get a hold of tomorrow too. from about noon to about 4 or 5. If you need to know why, just ask your mom, she'll giggle...

Love ya too bud

At 5/26/10 08:52 PM, Snowman wrote:

At 5/26/10 08:43 PM, CloudEater wrote: I've nearly reached 1000 posts! :D I wonder what magical occurences will take place...?

depends, it all depends...

you have 6 to go, start posting

Ok I think I've prepared everything... should I do a title image though or just use a drawing?

At 5/27/10 12:47 AM, CloudEater wrote: Ok I think I've prepared everything... should I do a title image though or just use a drawing?

summon the the demon Shalala and have it slaughter your enemies

5 left :D

At 5/27/10 12:49 AM, Kinsei01 wrote:

At 5/27/10 12:47 AM, CloudEater wrote: Ok I think I've prepared everything... should I do a title image though or just use a drawing?

summon the the demon Shalala and have it slaughter your enemies

5 left :D

Great idea! Now I need to find out who Shalala is and who my enimies are...